This cover has got everything you could ever want a great collection of typefaces, a lovely color scheme that fades from red to black and back to red again, an amazing zigzag structure that just about holds everything together. Apr 04, 2018 book cover exploration, jamie keenan my father the pornographer book cover designed by jamie keenan the first thing i notice when looking at this book cover is a pile of books placed randomly on top of each other. The existing iain banks look was designed by the eminent uk cover designer, jamie keenan. Over the years, i have designed a hundreds of book covers, primarily as a designer at the knopf doubleday publishing group, but also for simon and schuster, fsg. Notable book covers for 2015 creative book covers, book.
Aug, 2014 book covers that are instantly recognizable at small sizes have become all too important in the age of the thumbnail image. Jamie keenan metamorphosis book, book cover design, book. Zimmers online gallery of close to 200 covers, spanning nearly six decades of the novels international publishing history. Here are the book covers that have caught my eye online this month. Jamie taught me a great deal about cover design in the 3 hours we had with him. Jan 9, 2014 this pin was discovered by jessica hische. Jamie keenans design for the metamorphosis combines an ornate. Other books listed multiple times were my father the pornographer, designed by jamie keenan, peter mendlesunds w. Book cover exploration, jamie keenan my father the pornographer book cover designed by jamie keenan the first thing i notice when looking at this book cover is a pile of books. Below are a couple of jamie s cover designs that really stood out to.
Jamies designed more beautiful covers for works of fiction and nonfiction than im capable of wrapping my head around, including my absolute favourite cover for lolita a novel that has sent numerous designers into panic spirals when tasked with its reinvention. The 60 best book covers of 2016, as chosen by designers. Four of jon gray and jamie keenan s 20 immutable theories of cover design by. The barbican has teamed up with publisher penguin classics to produce a series limited edition covers for famous science fiction novels. Admittedly, the copy is a little challenging to decipher, but i felt rewarded by putting in the work. Back in 2014, there were signs that book cover design was maybe, just maybe, having a moment. New york times bestseller a perfect union of contrary things is the authorized biography of musician and vintner maynard james keenan. Martha stewart living, an editorial and brand leader, initiated a major redesign in 2001. The book traces keenan s journey from his midwest childhood to his years in the army to his time in art school, from his stint at a boston. Peter terzian may 26, 2010 earlier this month, londonbased book jacket designers jon gray and jamie keenan led a packed auditoriumwith a healthy share of new yorkbased book jacket designerson a funny, selfdeprecating guided tour of their twenty. He left to establish his own studio in 2007, which specialises in print design where typography is the principle form of expression.
Gill sans gill sans is an unfussy, practical, trustworthy typeface, that was used on the covers of the first penguin paperbacks. No surprise then, that peppers theatre at the edinburgh. Jamie keenan the book cover archive, for the appreciation and categorization of excellence in book cover design. May 26, 2010 four of jon gray and jamie keenans 20 immutable theories of cover design by. A perfect union of contrary things is the authorized biography of musician and vintner maynard james keenan. And like jamie keenan s cover a claustrophobic room that morphs into a girl in her underwearthey provoke without asking readers to abdicate their responsibility. Sebald backlist redesigns, as well as his cover for how to see, was she pretty, both written and designed by leanne shapton, but what if were wrong. The wasteland detail graphic design we talk to jamie keenan about turd theory and designing exceptional book covers boekomslagontwerp boek ontwerp grafisch ontwerp inspiratie kaarten poster illustraties en affiches omslagontwerp londen kaarten. Book cover designer with 25 years experience, based in london. If you see a book cover art that is particularly well done or interesting, please post an image of it. After almost 5 years and 1,112 posts, ive decided to put the bdr on indefinite hiatus. But this all changed when pearson began to design book covers. Type portfolio book cover exploration, jamie keenan. For 70 years, the columbia publishing course in new york along with its predecessor, the radcliffe publishing.
From turd theory more artsy fartsy than excremental as one might infer to textual plasticity which just means dropping letters from the title and letting the readers fill in the blanks gray and keenan just overthought. There was room to focus on the detail and lose yourself in the book. Into the unknown special edition book covers, by jamie keenan. Jul 06, 2016 but still, so many of nabokovs book covers have been these sneakily scandalous designs. Jamie keenan on book cover design book cover design. And what many readers dont realize is that many book covers are actually composite images, made up of multiple stock images to create the look and feel the designer is after. Designer jamie keenan has reimagined the covers of texts including george orwells 1984 and a clockwork orange by anthony burgess, to mark the opening of the barbicans new scifi themed exhibition, into the unknown. David pearsons design of the communist manifesto right. The back of the cover has flaps displaying the authors biography. Autographed book a perfect union of contrary things. Its a fantastic book and creates such an authentic world with such wellrounded characters, that i immediately thought it must be, at least partly, autobiographical. I think designers might have brains that are set up. Coauthor sarah jensens 30year friendship with keenan gives her unique insight into his history and career trajectory. Posted on october 26, 2017 august 20, 2019 by raggydollreads posted in book design tagged althusser, book covers, book design, constellations, david dyer, face theory, george santayana, hailing, jamie keenan, jon gray, kate ling, kate mildenhall, milan kundera, skylarking, sleeping giants, sylvain neuvel, the loneliness of distant beings, the.
Coauthor sarah jensens 30year friendship with keenan gives unique insight into his history and career trajectory. Join reedsy to request a free quote from jamie and over 1,000 similar profiles. Four of jon gray and jamie keenans 20 immutable theories. How well do you know the last 60 years of literature. Jun 06, 2018 jamie keenan designer my starting point, as you can imagine, was reading the manuscript. Jamie keenan s design for the metamorphosis combines an ornate. A clockwork orange anthony burgess 1962 2017 penguin. Feb 01, 2018 this session was led by jamie keenan who is a book cover designer for a wide range of wellknown authors including stephen king and nick hornby. Book covers of note, september 2017 here are septembers cover selections with a few extra covers from earlier in the year, just for good measure the aeneid by virgil, translated by david ferry. As soon i got this job, i knew i wanted to create an image out of the title and get across that shiny black quality that beetles have. But still, so many of nabokovs book covers have been these sneakily scandalous designs. Cover design by jamie keenan corsair, august 1 this cover is every designers greatest dream and every publishers worst nightmare.
She produces awardwinning original photography and illustrations that put the best face forward on our newest publications. Jamie keenans barbicaninspired book covers for science. Jamie keenan s typographic illustration for this franz kafka cover left. David graduated from central saint martins in 2002 before working for penguin books as a text designer and later, a cover designer. Jamie keenans typographic illustration for this franz kafka cover left. John gall, the art director for vintage and anchor books, gets several mentionseither as designer or art director. The book jacket makes effort to promote the book and protect the book from damage. The book jacket is the outer cover of a book that has colorful pictures and words. Four of jon gray and jamie keenans 20 immutable theories of. Laura stickney, commissioning editor, penguin books ltd design jamie keenan, graphic designer, keenan design alumni panel rebecca atkinson, editorial assistant, cornerstones literary. The title is written all over the book cover, with different variations of crude handwriting.
If we push aside the problematic sexualizing of the preteen girl on jamie keenan s cover, what a clever. Many book cover designers turn to photographs when creating book covers. Mar 30, 2018 nothing is more depressing than the title. Designers jon gray and jamie keenan shared their theories on attracting readers from cute. Mar 31, 2020 alex merto best book covers of the month book cover design book covers design ho seok lee jamie keenan jamie staffordhill john gall kelly blair kelly winton robin bilardello sarah evenson stephen brayda yang kim. It sort of dares you to enter its world and make sense of it. The cover design is just as frank as the book s title. If you want to view even more stunning book covers. Dec 21, 2016 chris offutt, my father the pornographer, design by jamie keenan. Book cover exploration, jamie keenan hnd graphic design. The book cover archive, for the appreciation and categorization of excellence in book cover design. A journey through science fiction at the barbican centre is a genredefining exploration of one of popular cultures most celebrated realms. Jamie delivers phenomenal book covers and interiors every time. Working with imagery 7th february 2018 week 3 homework tasks.
Book designer jamie keenan talks to shiny new books about his design process and designing the covers for pushkin presss vertigo imprint. Not all books have the budget for custom photo shoots, so often stock images have to be used. If we push aside the problematic sexualizing of the preteen girl on jamie keenan s cover. And it manages to look simultaneously like a piece of. Lolitathe story of a cover girl has its genesis in covering lolita, dieter e. Though it is intriguing to see them arrayed together, and amusing to follow the choices made by the designers, illustrators, and. Aug 14, 20 discovering lolita in its book covers cover design ideas for vladimir nabokovs lolita by jamie keenan, left, and aleksander bak, right. We talk to jamie keenan about turd theory and designing. The new book covers complement into the unknowns penguin book club a series of book club events, running throughout the exhibition, which invite readers to discuss, debate and dissect their favourite works with journalists, writers and academics. Nov 30, 2009 book cover archive blogs selection for the best cover of 08.
Jamie keenan on book cover design the casual optimist. Cover designs by londonbased graphic designer jamie keenan. Session led by jamie keenan and becky chilcott summary i thoroughly enjoyed todays session as it was especially insightful and creative. Featuring a number of essays on the novels cover history, its evolving pop culture interpretations, and the challenging art of cover design, the book presents the most exhaustive and dimensional topography of lolitas cultural landscape examined through the lens of design and visual communication. The academy of british cover design hosted its third annual awards at the beginning of march, championing the best in british book livery. Earlier this month, londonbased book jacket designers jon gray and jamie keenan led a packed auditoriumseemingly comprised of new yorkbased book jacket designerson a funny, selfdeprecating guided tour of their twenty immutable theories of cover design. This session was led by jamie keenan who is a book cover designer for a wide range of wellknown authors including stephen king and nick hornby.
Designers jon gray and jamie keenan shared their theories on attracting readers. In february 2000, under the supervision of pascal hutton, art director at penguin press, the series reverted to its original name, penguin modern classics, and was given a new look by the designer jamie keenan. I talked to bertram about contending with lolita s complexity and ethical baggage, and why the novel is cited by so many female designers as their favorite book. The cover design is just as frank as the books title. Only a true bookworm can beat this book cover quiz. Jan 11, 2010 we think the covers speak for themselves, so instead of talking about them, we want to mention what we think was the most amazing piece of book design of the year. Book cover design with jamie keenan 31st january 2018 session 3. Jamies designed more beautiful covers for works of fiction and nonfiction than im capable of wrapping my head around, including my absolute favourite cover for lolita a. The book cover archive is edited and maintained by ben pieratt and eric jacobsen. Jul 17, 2011 maybe neither, but at the very least, we find book covers with eyes rather, okay, eyecatching, which is in many ways the goal of a welldesigned jacket. The back cover and spines became glossy silver and the book title and authors name were moved into a silver panel. I hope that they bring a little joy in this very grim time. Jamie keenans barbicaninspired book covers for science fiction.
Jamie keenan and chipp kidd are examples of graphic designers who produce the book jacket. Book cover exploration, jamie keenan my father the pornographer book cover designed by jamie keenan the first thing i notice when looking at this book cover is a pile of books placed randomly on top of each other. Academy of british cover design awards 2015 winners. See more ideas about book cover design, cover design and cover. She is attentive to how the covers will appear on a bookshelf and as a digital thumbprint, and she extends her designs beautifully to the back cover and the. Nobody really had an opinion on your work, unless you did it wrong. As much as wed like to choose chip kidds design of the original of laura, which we loved, or any of the designs done by chris ware, oak parks very own genius, we think the design.
During his talk, jamie provided us with useful advice to help improve our own cover design ideas. Sometimes, typographical book covers use deceptively simple design, whilst maintaining a strong identity. Book covers that are instantly recognizable at small sizes have become all too important in the age of the thumbnail image. These impressionistic compositions feel like the perfect reflection of sebalds spectral writing style. Rightfully recognized in 50 books 50 covers of 2011, they immediately entered the pantheon of modern design classics. Jamie keenans barbicaninspired book covers for science fiction penguin classics. Below are some of my favourite modern uses of this classic typeface. Jul 10, 2014 well for one thing theyve all had the good fortune to have the mighty jamie keenan, londonbased designer and book fetishist, lend his skills to their covers. An interview with the academy of british cover designs cofounders, jamie keenan and jon gray, will run in next fridays edition of the bookseller. In this design the typeface is made up of thick strokes that are reminiscent of a black marker pen. Its also the case that many authors care deeply about the covers of their books.
David pearsons design of the communist manifesto right in contemporary publishing, the cover is subjected to the same intense scrutiny as any consumer product. He said that every aspect of a book cover including its images. Book covers of note july 2015 trust me, pr is dead by robert phillips. Jan 07, 20 designers jon gray and jamie keenan offered up their thoughts on how to create a killer book cover. Jamie keenans barbicaninspired book covers for science fiction penguin classics written by katy cowan 08. Trust me design jamie keenan with images creative book. How to design a contemporary book cover creative bloq. Or maybe my vote goes to faster, by james gleick designed by jamie keenan, a runnerup in 2000.
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